THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY
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(ii) attempting to penetrate or access a computer resource without
authorisation or exceeding authorised access; or
(iii) introducing or causing to introduce any computer contaminant,
and by means of such conduct causes or is likely to cause death or injuries to persons
or damage to or destruction of property or disrupts or knowing that itis likely to cause
damage or disruption of supplies or services essential to the life of the community or
adversely affect the critical information infrastructure specified under section 70; or
es resourcewithout
a computer
gly penetrates or access
or intentionally
(8) knowin
authorisation or exceeding authorised access, and by means of such conduct obtains
access to information, data or computer database that is restricted for reasons of the
security of the State or foreign relations; or any restricted information, data or
computer database, with reasons to believe that such information, data or computer
database so obtained may be used to cause or likely to cause injury to the interests of
the sovereignty and integrity of India, the security of the State, friendly relations with
foreign States, public order, decency or morality, or in relation to contempt of court,
defamation or incitement to an offence, or to the advantage of any foreign nation,
group of individuals or otherwise,
commits the offence of cyber terrorism.
t shall be punishable with
cyber terrorism
s to commi
or conspires
(2) Whoever commit
imprisonment which may extend to imprisonment for life.
67. Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted in
the electronic form, any material which is lascivious or appeals to the prurient interest
or if its effect is such as to tend to deprave and corrupt persons who are likely, having
regardto all relevant circumstances, to read, see or hear the matter contained or embodied
in it, shall be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for
a term which may extend to three years and with fine which may extend to five lakh
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fr publishing
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rupees and in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of fore:
either description for a term which may extend to five years and also with fine which
may extend to ten lakh rupees.
67A. Whoever publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted
in the electronic form any material which contains sexually explicit actor conduct shall
be punished on first conviction with imprisonment of either description for a term
which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to ten lakh rupees and
in the event of second or subsequent conviction with imprisonment of either description
fora term which may extend to seyen years and also with fine which may extend to ten
lakh rupees.
67B. Whoever,—
(@ publishes or transmits or causes to be published or transmitted material in
any electronic form which depicts children engaged in sexually explicitact or conduct;
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(6) creates text or dightal images, collects, seeks, browses, downloads, advertises,
promotes, exchanges or distributes material in any electronic form depicting children
in obscene or indecent or sexually explicit manner; or
(c) cultivates, entices or induces children to online relationship with one or more
children for and on sexually explicit act or in a manner that may offend a reasonable
adult on the computer resource; or
(d) facilitates abusing children online; or
(e) records in any electronic form own abuse or that of others pertaining to
sexually explicit act with children,
Punishment for
or
Publishing
sr
ere
containing
sexually
explicit act,
etc.,
in
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form.
Punishment
for publishing
or transmitting
of material
depicting
childern in
sexually
es est
ecuints
form,